The Church’s Response to a Pandemic
2020-03-25
As a devout Catholic I am called to attend Mass every weekend, either on Saturday nights or on Sunday. However, the Church’s response to the Coronavirus is changing how I,Continue Reading
Part II: Visiting the Christians in Syria
2020-03-19
Christian history The Christian tradition in the area of today’s Syria actually goes back to the beginning of Christianity. Several apostles have traveled through the country and even Mary, theContinue Reading
PART I: Visiting the Christians in Syria
2020-03-09
A coffee in the desert. He looks attentively into the desert. The young Syrian soldier on the back of the silver pick-up has his hands on the heavy machine gun.Continue Reading
The Catholic Church Using It’s Voice in Venezuela
2020-03-03
Venezuela, once one of the richest countries in Latin America, is now one of the poorest and most unstable countries in the world. Populism in Latin America changed Venezuela andContinue Reading
Laudato Si Generation
2020-02-25
Pope Francis’ encyclical, Laudato Si, on the environment currently has a new wave of support by the Catholic Climate Covenant. This is an organization that is seeking to create anContinue Reading
“Even The Fetus, We May Not Destroy”
2020-02-10
On January 3rd, 2020, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey sent out a video message to all the members of the diocese, encouraging everyone toContinue Reading
Incoherently Pro-Choice (Part 2)
2019-05-03
In the first part of this article I explained some of the logical inconsistencies with the statement “I am politically pro-choice but religiously pro-life”. Now I want to shift attentionContinue Reading
Incoherently Pro-Choice (Part 1)
2019-05-01
An article recently popped up on my Facebook feed that caused me to reexamine my own biases. Someone who goes to the same school I attend posted an article titledContinue Reading
United in Christ
2019-04-25
Every year for Easter, my school sends a group of students to Washington, D.C. for an Easter sunrise service at the Lincoln Memorial. Every year we leave late Saturday night,Continue Reading
CSW Wrap-Up
2019-03-23
Today was the last day of the Conference on the Status of Women here at the UN. And looking back, I think a lot of great discussion was had. PeopleContinue Reading